Jandek – "Mankato Saturday" (Corwood Industries – CORWOOD 0873) 2025

Recorded at The Elias J. Halling Recital Hall Minnesota way back when on October 20th, 2012.Where we find ourselves trapped inside a seething throng of the Proletariat (aww Bless 'em).Confused stares abound, this sounds like the kind of sophisticated improvised Art that those outside the intelligentsia elite can only dream of understanding. OMG! They're making this up as they go along one thinks privately to one's self,without letting on that one has no explanation as to what the flying fuck is actually going on here!?Don't worry, neither does Jandek, and nor do the dozens of chin stroking art lecturers who can be heard applauding the Corwood rep during the parts that stop before they start again, espousing something very similar when the applause stops.It does however have its charm.Mainly through the Knowledge that Sterling Richard Smith hasn't a clue what he's doing. He has his defenders of course,who have even threatened your trusty scribe with keyboard warrior violence to avoid…